20 February
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AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO… Every year I like to post the nominees for Best Original Song so you can listen to them before the big night in case you haven’t seen their nominated films. This year the clear favorite is La La Land, the new original musical that acts as an ode to the old MGM musicals and speaks to all of the big dreamers out there. La La Land scored nominations for both “City of Stars” and “The Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”. Both encapsulate the themes of the movie so well, but I prefer the latter song. IfRead More →

03 November
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TROLLS Director: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Christine Baranski, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani, John Cleese, Quvenzhané Wallis I honestly would not have expected a full-length movie about the toys I used to play with as a kid to be so much fun. Then again, The LEGO Movie was wildly imaginative. Trolls has a fairly simple premise, but it’s pretty creative at the same time. The trolls are known to be the happiest creatures throughout all the land. All they know how to do is sing, dance, and hug. Their rivals, the Bergens, areRead More →

17 October
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TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2016 WHEN: October 19-29, 2019 WHERE: The Showplace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Every year the Twin Cites Film Fest brings an exciting assortment of films to Minnesota that may not normally get a wide theatrical release. In years past many movies featured like The Imitation Game, Room, Brooklyn, and Nebraska have gone ahead and received multiple Oscar nominations with a few going on to win. This year, Moonlight is the big film everybody has been buzzing about. It stars Mahershala Ali (House of Cards) and will no doubt be the talk of Oscar night.Read More →